Chapter 9: The First Watch by the Name of Student

  Xiao Tianruo made an appointment with the person on the phone and left the apartment with the half-finished product he had been working hard to refine for a week. Before leaving the community, Xiao Tianruo also left a few hundred yuan for the security guard to find someone to repair the door.

  After making arrangements, Xiao Tianruo took a taxi to the other side of Binhai City and found a medium-sized gold shop. This size can first guarantee that there will be no surveillance cameras or anything like that, and secondly, it will also have enough cash to meet Xiao Tianruo's needs.

  Things went very smoothly. After letting the driver wait for less than half an hour, Xiao Tianruo came out of the gold shop with a black handbag in his hand.

  "Master, let's go to Yi Yuan Coffee House on Jinxiu Street now."

  He put down a black leather bag full of cash on the seat, dressed in a suit and tie, and completely unlike his original bookish demeanor, Xiao Tianruo smiled at the driver.

  "Ah, ah..." The middle-aged driver was probably also intimidated by the black leather bag carried by Xiao Tianruo. Although Xiao Tianruo looked kind and gentle, the driver quickly categorized him as either extremely wealthy or extremely evil. Clearly, neither type was someone that a small-time driver like himself could afford to provoke. As a result, on the return trip, Xiao Tianruo could even feel that the taxi seemed to be driving much more smoothly...

  "Thanks, no need to look for it," finally got rid of the economic crisis, Xiao Tianruo also became generous, directly took out several old man's heads from his pocket, didn't count, and handed them over to the taxi driver who had taken him around Binhai City in a big circle.

  "Thank you, sir. Drive slowly." Xiao Tianruo's generous tip only solidified the driver's previous impression, and he took the money with a trembling hand. As soon as Xiao Tianruo got out of the car, before he could even close the door, the driver sped away in a cloud of smoke.

  "Sir?"

  No need to worry about the timid driver talking too much, standing in front of the coffee shop, Xiao Tian Ruo was still savoring the driver's recent address. Of course, Xiao Tian Ruo wasn't inexperienced either, but after a moment of reflection, he entered the coffee shop.

  "Are you...the student who came looking for me last time?"

  As soon as Xiao Tianruo entered the cafe, he noticed the little rascal opposite the window, who was out of place in the elegant surroundings. However, it wasn't until Xiao Tianruo smiled and sat down across from him that the little rascal with the five-colored hair finally took notice of him, looked at him for a while, and then hesitantly asked.

  "Hehe, it's me. How is it? Have you taken care of that thing I asked you to do?"

  From the first day he arrived in Zhongzhou, Xiao Tianruo found three local hooligans to help him gather information. Although only one of them could be contacted, Xiao Tianruo was already very satisfied. Originally, Xiao Tianruo didn't expect these street hooligans to keep their word after taking the money.

  "Ah, ah, ah, it's you, it's you..." Seeing that the poor student in casual clothes had transformed into a suit-clad young master, this rascal repeatedly confirmed several times, and only nodded in certainty after hearing the voice. After recognizing Xiao Tianruo, this trendy beggar-like rascal pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Tianruo. "That, I don't know what to call you yet, this is the specific address of the principal of Qingzhu University that you asked me to investigate."

  "I'm Xiao" took the letter from the little rascal, and while introducing himself, he unfolded the folded letter in front of him. "Well done, very detailed~" With just a casual glance, Xiao Tianruo confirmed that this intelligence should be accurate: three specific addresses with house numbers, even noting the irregularities of Qingzhu University President Gong Cheng's movements between these three locations. This information must have taken at least three or four days to gather by staking out the place.

  "Hehe, Xiao Shao gave me the money, of course I have to do a good job." Being praised by Xiao Tianye, this sloppy little rascal felt a bit embarrassed, scratching his messy yellow hair, and smiled back with a "hehe".

  "Uh, you won't be shortchanged." Seeing Huang Mao's awkward smile, Xiao Tianruo apparently misunderstood and counted out 15 old man heads from his wallet. "Here, take it!"

  "Xiao Shao, is this a mistake?" He took the money with both hands and counted it. The yellow-haired young punk soon discovered that there was obviously more money than before. "Didn't we agree on 500 yuan each for before and after? This..."

  "I'm not hiding anything from you either. The 500 yuan 'before the event', I gave out three shares. But the 500 yuan 'after the event', only you were willing to take it, so I'll give it all to you~". Satisfied with this little rascal's straightforward style, having gotten the information he wanted and paid the money, Xiao Tianruo stood up and prepared to leave.

  "Really..." Although Xiao Tian Ruo didn't say it clearly, Huang Mao was quite clever and quickly understood. "Hey, Young Master Xiao, are you leaving now? I'll help you hail a taxi~" Apparently, Huang Mao, who had been idling in the coffee shop, also saw through the glass that Xiao Tian Ruo had taken a taxi to get there, and now that he was leaving, Huang Mao hurriedly got up to see him off, having gained an extra tip.

  "Sit down," he said with a smile, pressing the flustered Huang Mao back into his seat. "I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Since you're here, try their coffee. I'll pay for it on my way out."

  "Thank you, Xiao Shao." Hearing Xiao Tian Ruo say this, Huang Mao was very obedient and did not get up again, but sat in his seat and nodded vigorously towards Xiao Tian Ruo.

  "Excuse me, by the way, what's your name?" Turning around, Xiao Tianru suddenly stopped and turned back to ask.

  Ding Jie

  Perhaps due to the influence of Xiao Tian's image, this yellow-haired little rascal did not habitually report any "martial name", and directly said his real name.

  "Okay, I'll bother you again if something comes up."

  He nodded, and this little rascal named Ding Jie had already proven his character with actual actions. If there were more jobs like this, Xiao Tian Ruo would naturally be happy to spend less money unjustly.

  Ding Jie paid the bill and walked out of the cafe, it was almost dark. He hailed another taxi and went to the back door of Qingzhu University, according to Ding Jie's information, at this time, President Gong Cheng of Qingzhu University should be in his home on the public building unit floor of the school.

  "Who are you?"

  Not long after knocking on the door, a man in his fifties with a rich expression came to open it. Seeing that the one who knocked was an elegant young man, Gong Cheng, who opened the door, also dared not to be careless and cautiously asked.

  "Are you Principal Gong?"

  Xiao Tian Ruo subtly swung the leather bag in his hand, a faint smile hanging from the corner of his mouth, and asked Gong Cheng, whose eyes were flashing with excitement.

  "Oh, it's you! Hehe, have you found a job since graduation? Come on in and sit down. Hehe, your grades were always good back in school, I'm sure many companies were fighting to get you, right?" Under his drooping eyelids, his eyes rolled half a circle, and after clearly seeing the brand of the password package in Xiao Tianruo's hand, Gong Cheng's originally sparkling old eyes immediately shot out a greedy gleam. However, it seemed that Gong Cheng was also an old hand at this, and he pretended to suddenly remember Xiao Tianruo's appearance, welcoming him into his home before closing the anti-theft door with a loud bang.

  "Principal Gong, what's this?"

  Although he had already guessed why the old man with shining eyes would say those irrelevant words, to cooperate, after Gong Chengguan closed the door, Xiao Tianruo deliberately pretended not to understand and asked.

  " Walls have ears, walls have ears!" He couldn't help but take a few more greedy glances at the bag in Xiao Tianruo's hand. Gong Chengcai narrowed his eyes and smiled, "My wife has gone to buy vegetables, shall we talk inside?"

  "Alright, let's talk inside."

  Seeing the president of Qingzhu University was such a character, Xiao Tian Ruo had already sensed that today's "visit" would be very smooth...